Description
Description
Species: Himalayacalamus hookerianus / Blue Bamboo
Clumper or Runner: Clumper
Height / diameter / Internode: 3-6 m / 3 cm / 15 – 20 cm
Color / Leaf length / Branch: Blue-green and covered in dense glaucous wax / 18-23 cm 2cm wide / has many equal branches
Potted/Garden/Commercial: Potted / Garden
Minimum Temperatures / Climate: -6°C / Tropical wet till dry, semi-sheltered wind-free environment
Water needed yearly / Altitude / soil / pH : 530 – 1 500 mm / 1 000 – 2 100 m / fertile, moist soils, Loam / pH 6.0 -7.0
Uses: Hedges, screens. Flowers after 50 years. Edible Uses: Seed – cooked whole or ground into a powder and used as a cereal.
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